Fetal Development Flashcards
Zygote
Ovum + sperm
Fetus
Organs have formed
Totipotent Stem Cells
Differentiate into all cell types
Pluripotent Stem Cells
Differentiate into more than one cell type
Multipotent Stem Cells
Differentiate into limited, closely related types
Sperm is deposited into the _____ and transported to the ____
Vagina
Uterine Tubes
Sperm must be _____ before fertilization
Capacitated
Removal of outer acrosomal layer; release of acrosome enzymes
Zona Pellucida
Shell around ova
Sperm attach to ____ proteins on the ____
Fuses with _____
ZP3
ZP
Ova Cell Membrane
Morula
Cluster of cells
➡️blastula
Trophoblast
Outer blastula layer
Placenta
Gastrulation
Embryo is restructured by cell migration
Amniotic cavity forms
Germ Layers
Ectoderm (skin, Nervous tissue)
Mesoderm (muscle, skeletal, urinary, cardiovascular, reproductive)
Endoderm (gastrointestinal, respiratory epithelium)